Should a lawyer give up everything to do the right thing? Jo Deul Ho (Park Shin Yang) came from a poor background but has worked hard to become an attorney and now has everything going for him. He is a rising star prosecutor who is married to Jung Hae Kyung (Park Sol Mi), the daughter of the owner of a powerful law firm. But when Deul Ho witnesses widespread corruption in the prosecutor’s office, he can’t stand by and do nothing. Deul Ho becomes a whistleblower but ends up losing everything — his career, his family and his wife, who divorces him. After three dark years, Deul Ho decides to pick up the pieces of his life and open up his own neighborhood law office to protect innocent people from the vicious legal system. Lee Eun Jo (Kang Sora) is a young attorney who has become disillusioned with her career. When she meets Deul Ho, she decides to go work for him in his law practice and finds a renewed passion for her work. Shin Ji Wook (Ryu Soo Young) is a prosecutor who used to be one of Deul Ho’s closest allies until the scandal that rocked the department and must now face his old friend in the courtroom against his clients. Will Deul Ho find that he is now on the right side of the law? “Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho” is a 2016 South Korean drama series directed by Lee Jung Sub. It is based on the webtoon “Dongnebyunhosa Jodeulho” written by Haechoolring.

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Recap

Deul-ho is starting to learn the difference between being a prosecutor and a lawyer. Turns out there’s a lot more at stake when you’re sitting on the other side of the courtroom. He may be trying to fix what happened in the past, but his client needs his help in the present.